A MAN has been charged with murder after a body was discovered in an alleyway. Police were called to Orchard Road, South Ockendon, early on Saturday morning.

The victim, Dennis Williamson, 55, from Cheshire, was pronounced dead at the scene. A post mortem examination revealed he died of multiple stab wounds.

David Newitt, 29, from Oaklands Drive, South Ockendon, appeared before Grays magistrates by charged with murder. He was remanded in custody for a week.